The Ukrainian president, Volodímir Zelenski, has assured that the siege of the Russian troops in Mariúpol is “an act of terror that will be remembered for centuries to come”. “The fact that the aggressors have done what they have done to a peaceful city is an act of terror that will be remembered for centuries to come,” the Ukrainian president assured in a new message to the country’s population in the framework of the Russian invasion. in Ukraine.
Some 400,000 people have been trapped in Mariupol for more than two weeks amid heavy shelling that have cut off central supplies of electricity, heat and wateraccording to local authorities.
The bombings, according to the Ukrainian authorities, they have also been directed against civilian targets. For example, the municipality of Mariupol (south-eastern Ukraine) denounced the bombing by Russian forces of an art school that served as a shelter for 400 peopleincluding women, the elderly and children.
In a statement published on Telegram, it is ensured that there are still people in the rubble and no data is given on the number of dead and wounded. The statement accuses the Russians of committing war crimes as President Zelensky had already done. “Mariupol siege will go down in history for Russian responsibility for war crimes“, he indicated.
The attacks on Mariupol have intensified and the Ukrainian government has admitted that it currently has no possibility of sending military reinforcements. Olexij Arestowytsch, Zelenski’s adviser, has assured that the closest forces they are more than 100 kilometers apart or already involved in fights with the enemy. “Currently there is no military solution for Mariupol. It is not only my opinion, it is also the opinion of the military,” he said.
Rescue teams were still searching for survivors at a theater in Mariupol that local authorities said was was leveled by Russian airstrikes on Wednesday. Russia denies attacking the theater or targeting civilians.
According to the authorities, 4,128 people have managed to flee the besieged city through corridors. The city council has also assured that thousands of people have been deported by the aggressors to Russia.
Source: Lasexta
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